The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 15, 1953
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:47 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 372
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 57m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.93° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.76° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.